IDE4Zorro2 with GVP 030 Combo board

[mechy]

Well nuts.  Guess we can add the GVP 030 Combo board to the list of non-compatibles!

Tried completely removing the autoboot ROM and it still wouldn't recognize the IDE board.

Moved the IDE controller to several other slots with no luck either.

Guess I'm back to adding SCSI drives and CD-ROM instead of IDE.

Phooey!  Was hoping to get to IDE so it'd be a bit easier to find drives if/when a drive dies.

Individual is make buddha ide cards again.. scsi is much better,but that might be a option if you need ide.

[mechy]

Well, put the Buddha card on order.

BTW, while I'm waiting for the Buddha card to make it across the "pond", does anyone have a GVP prep disk they'd be willing to make a copy of for me?  I've been trying to d/l the latest, but for some reason I can't seem to get a good write from any of my disk masher programs.  Always end up with an NDOS disk.  Would really like to have it for the Combo card, just in case...

Who me?  Paranoid?  Nah, I'm just working on an Amiga!!!

just use wb3.1 hdtoolbox if that is what you are after, works with any gvp device pretty much. just be sure to change the scsi.device to gvpscsi.device in the tooltypes or whatever you are working with. as others have said,nothing you really need on a gvp floppy.

[mechy]

Thanks for the heads up on the Buddha ide card.  Had one of those WAY back when installed in an A500 with a Bodega Bay chassis.  Had a bit of trouble convincing it the CF cards were IDE, but finally got it working.  May look into that option.

You can use jens real ide adapter with the buddha,which makes any removeable set cf card appear as a fixed disk.
I think u can also use INDUSTRIAL cf's to get around this because they are set as default to fixed disk..

EXAMPLE HERE:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Transcend-Compact-Flash-Memory-Card-16GB-CF160-Industrial-Grade-FAT32-Formatted/391976174754?hash=item5b4399c4a2:g:5G8AAOSwYDZaedx1

not that i recommend ebay for cf's but industrial cards don't seem to be counterfeited so often.

[mechy]

Can someone explain to me this issue with fast z2 of z4 mumbo jumbo.

Thanks
Doug

It's basically non-standard overclocked zorro2 slot that breaks the rules. very few cards worked with it. they shouldn't of named it zorro IV since it wasn't from Commodore.